Global Tax Compliance Officer Job Careers – Fenix International
Job Title: Global Tax Compliance Officer
Organisation: Fenix International
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Fenix Global Finance Director
About US:
Fenix International is a for-profit corporation and the creator of affordable, Pay-To-Own renewable energy products that empower those living off-grid. Over 34m people in Uganda are off-grid, which equates to 6.2m households who have no access to power and instead depend on kerosene for light and local businesses for phone charging. To address this, Fenix International has developed ReadyPay, a new Pay-To-Own Solar Power System. Coming in a range of kits, ReadyPay Power Systems are designed to provide clean light, phone charging, entertainment and more for those living off-grid.
Job Summary: The Global Tax Compliance Officer will report directly to the Fenix Global Finance Director. (S)he will collaborate with the Fenix CFO, ENGIE Group Tax Department, Global Financial Controller, the IT team, legal and accountants / tax advisors to keep all Fenix business entities compliant with various local, state, and international tax regulations. This will include implementing measures and developing policies for dealing with various tax estimations, compliance and forecast.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Oversee global tax compliance activities across all countries of operation and entities
Ensure global tax compliance, including:
- Reviewing income tax filings, sales and use tax filings, transfer pricing duties
- Reporting on tax compliance
- Maintaining global tax calendar and protocols
- Help define the scope of work of local advisors and their selection in the context of the ENGIE Group policies
- Liaise with management and external auditors on tax accounting issues
- Collaborate with international finance teams to ensure timely and accurate filing of all tax returns
- Responsible for income tax forecast and variance analysis, and compilation and presentation of global variance analysis monthly to internal stakeholders
- Prepare and review quarterly and annual income tax provisions, including disclosures
- Review tax accounting results, prepare management reports and present results to C-Suite
- Build and maintain relationships with external tax advisors, managing their efforts and determining the extent of their use in cooperation with ENGIE Group Tax Department
- Maintain knowledge of current tax accounting and reporting pronouncements and ensure proper application in the company’s tax accounting reporting process
- Lead continuous process improvements and integration of various aspects of the global tax provision function to achieve optimal efficiency, effective controls, and quality
- Lead in training efforts for tax and finance personnel on income tax accounting matters
- Ensure that the ENGIE Tax policy is respected in terms of reputation, risk management and compliance
- Participate in the management of tax audit and tax litigation
- Participate with ENGIE Group Tax Department to the tax matters related to the development and organization of the activities and entities
- Work with ENGIE Group Tax Department on various tax related assignments including ensuring transfer pricing compliance of the entities
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a B.A or B.S in Accounting, CPA/ACCA preferred, 5 years minimum experience in Operational Finance related roles
- Five years of relevant experience
- Candidates should expect a fast paced startup culture, and will be expected to take ownership of a wide range of responsibilities, and put into practice strong accounting and reporting skills.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills in English, French a plus.
- Strong international tax operations knowledge and familiarity of tax issues for a multinational company operating globally
- Knowledge of IFRS 15 and basic notions in transfer pricing
- Attention to detail, as well as ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a dynamic and fast paced environment
- Advanced quantitative analysis skills and proficiency in excel
- Entrepreneurial spirit and collaborative nature
- Attention to detail, strategic thinker
- A passion for Fenix and our customers!
- Advanced Excel, SQL and or/Tableau experience
- Work experience in a multinational company or financial institution, preferably with operations in Africa
- Understanding of rural BOP markets, microfinance, mobile telecom and/or renewable energy industries in Africa
How to Apply:
All candidates who wish to apply for the aforementioned Fenix International job placement should apply online at the link below.
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